Common fungal diseases and related risk factors in Hamadan city

Fungal diseases are caused by the growth and reproduction of microscopic fungi inside or on the surface of the human body. Superficial fungal infections are a group of common fungal diseases that involve tissues such as skin, hair, and nails. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency and spread of fungal diseases and some factors affecting them in patients. For this purpose, the number of ۲۵۴۹ patients who were referred to the infectious diseases department of Sina Hospital in Hamedan City during the years ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۲۱ were investigated. Data were analyzed with spss-۲۱ software and a chi-square test. Among the ۲۵۴۹ patients who studied, ۱۰۸۹ were women (۴۲.۷%) and ۱۴۶۰ were men (۵۷.۳%). Among all the patients who studied, the test result of ۱۷۵۷ patients was negative, and ۷۹۲ patients were positive. The highest frequency of fungal diseases was observed in the age year's group of ۱۱-۲۰ with ۵۱۹ patients (۲۰.۴%). The highest frequency was related to the agent of contact with animals with the number of ۶۲۰ people (۲۴.۳%). Among the positive patients, the highest frequency of fungal diseases was related to mycelium with ۵۱۱ people (۲۰%); Ectothrix with ۹۰ patients (۳.۵%), and pseudo mycelium and yeast with ۸۲ patients (۳.۲%). In terms of gender, ۲۰۷ women (۱۹%) and ۳۰۴ men (۲۰.۸%) had fungal agents such as mycelium, and ۱۸ women (۱.۷%) and ۷۲ men (۴.۹%) had Ectothrix. In the age group of ۲۱-۳۰ years, the most fungal infection with mycelium was observed in the number of ۱۱۵ people (۲۴.۲%), and in the age group of ۰-۱۰ years, the highest amount of Ectothrix was observed (۵۳ patients, ۱۱.۴%). Among the disease-transmitting agents, the highest rate of fungal infections is related to fungal agents, including mycelium with ۲۰۰ cases (۳۲.۳%), Ectothrix with ۴۱ cases (۶.۶%), and pseudo mycelium and yeast with ۴ cases (۰. ۶ percent) that were transmitted by animals. The results of this study showed that contamination with fungal mycelium and contact with animals was the most important cause of disease infection.

کلیدواژه ها:

Fungal Infection ، Age ، Gender ، Hamedan